Much Ado About Nothing () is a 1973 Soviet romantic comedy film directed by Samson Samsonov based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name.
Kinoglaz reports that the film had 15 millions spectators.
A young couple, Hero and Claudio, are set to be married in a week. As time passes, they make a wager with Don Pedro that they can bring the confirmed bachelor Benedick together with Beatrice, an old acquaintance of his. Meanwhile, the villain Don John schemes to disrupt Claudio and HeroâÂÂs wedding by accusing Hero of infidelity. The truth seems impossible to uncover, but, fortunately, all this is merely ado... much ado about nothing.
Like Kenneth BranaghâÂÂs adaptation, the film opens with the men riding into a town where the women run to greet them.
âÂÂKnown for his adaptations of literature into film, Samsonov teamed up with acclaimed costume designer Ludmila Kusakova to create this Mosfilm classic."